2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-04-24UTC07:00:18+00:002017-04-23Pounding the 26 miles from Greenwich Park to The Mall wasn't the only marathon in London today. At Milton Court, Peter Donohoe ran his own marathon, tackling all ten sonatas by Alexander Scriabin.A Scriabin marathon: Peter Donohoe scales the complete piano sonatasen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-scriabin-donohoe-mcburney-milton-court-london-april-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMark Pullingerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/files/218-1097_4423_markpullinger.jpgMark is one of Bachtrack’s editors and Chair of the Music Section of The Critics' Circle. An experienced opera critic, with a passion for Verdi, he can often be found propping up a standing place at the ROH. He also reviews concerts and dance, with a particular love for Russian and French repertoire. Mark contributes to Gramophone and Opera magazines and blogs at Beckmesser's Quill. https://bachtrack.com/files/58390-peter-donohoe-c-olivier-fleury-resized.jpg510340Peter DonohoeOlivier Fleury2017-Apr-23, Guildhall School of Music & Drama: Milton Court Hall: Peter Donohoe plays the complete Scriabin Piano Sonatashttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/guildhall-school-of-music-drama-milton-court-hall/peter-donohoe-plays-the-complete-scriabin-piano-sonatas/23-april-2017/15-002017-04-232017-04-23Guildhall School of Music & Drama: Milton Court HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomEC2Y 8DTSilk Street, Barbican51.5201689-0.0927542http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?utm_medium=Button&utm_source=Donohoe_Scriabin_bachtrack&id=19205&utm_campaign=CCOCLA060216O&utm_content=CCOCLA060216O_bookhttps://bachtrack.com/files/18762-barbican.jpg4

Garrick Ohlsson’s ‘Skryabin Focus’ at Wigmore Hall opened with a concert on the composer's birthday which revealed the complex and myriad aspects of Scriabin's creative impulse and his deep affinity for the piano

In an age where most performers dedicate their whole life to music, Stephen Hough is a remarkable exception. Something of a Renaissance man, not only is he one of the world's foremost concert pianists, but he also paints, composes, writes poetry and blogs. This evening's programme on the theme of 'strange sonatas' was framed by two of the best-known works by Beethoven and Liszt.